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In January and February 1998, St. Louis District personnel contacted Vernon Campbell of the Washington, D.C. Army National Guard (DCARNG) Headquarters and Nancy Kassner of the Washington, D.C. Historic Preservation Division (HPD), to inquire about archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on the Washington, D.C. ARNG Armory. This document discusses the prehistoric and historic contexts of the Washington, D.C. area, and provides a list of Native American tribes that may be...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - West Virginia (1998)
In January 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the State Historical Society of West Virginia in Charleston to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on federally owned and funded National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) facilities, lists archaeological sites recorded within facility boundaries, discusses historic...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Wisconsin (1998)
In March 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Wisconsin Army National Guard (WIARNG) Headquarters and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on federally owned or supported Army National Guard facilities in the state. In total, three WIARNG facilities were investigated. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on WIARNG facilities, discusses historic contexts and predictive models,...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Wyoming (1998)
This document reports the history of cultural resource inventories and historic properties evaluations on WY ARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites a historic buildings recorded within facility boundaries, discusses historic contexts and provides a list of Native American tribes that the Wyoming State Historical Preservation Office (WYSHPO) says may be culturally affiliated to archaeological sites, historic properties or collections. All artifacts collected by the WY ARNG's contractors were...
US Army Research Laboratory, Privatization of Utilities on the Adelphi Laboratory Center, Adelphi, Maryland, Environmental Assessment (2000)
Department of Defense (DoD) policy, as outlined in Defense Reform Initiative Directive #49, mandates the privatization of Government-owned utility systems in situations where the transfer of the utility systems to private, cooperative, municipal, or regional utility systems may be proven cost effective without jeopardizing the reliability of service or the security of the mission. Privatization of utility systems can be economically justified under DoD regulations if the overall privatization...
US DoD Desk Guide to Military Installations and Federally Recognized Tribes Locations Located in South and Eastern US (Legacy 06-315)
This 2007 Desk Guide is a starting point for identifying the proper tribe(s) to contact. Initiating formal, government-to-government consultation would typically follow. The Desk Guide contains basic information on both the military installations and the tribes located in the South and Eastern Regions so that this same information is readily available for the tribal governments and their staff. Tribal staff may need to contact a military installation in a region or state which is part of their...
US DoD Desk Guide to Military Installations and Federally Recognized Tribes Locations Located in South and Eastern US - Guide (Legacy 06-315) (2007)
This 2007 Desk Guide is a starting point for identifying the proper tribe(s) to contact. Initiating formal, government-to-government consultation would typically follow. The Desk Guide contains basic information on both the military installations and the tribes located in the South and Eastern Regions so that this same information is readily available for the tribal governments and their staff. Tribal staff may need to contact a military installation in a region or state which is part of their...
US Route 301 Predictive Modeling (2016)
Survey along the US Route 301 corridor was guided by a 2006 predictive model. The effort was informed by previous modeling efforts in Delaware and by earlier models primarily prehistoric in focus.The historic component identified margins adjacent to older roadways as having at least medium potential for sites and isolated house locations shown on nineteenth-century maps as high potential locations. Sites dating to the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were at times encountered in medium...
Usable Aid: Refugee Resettlement in Post-Partition Delhi (2020)
This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Previous archaeologies of socialism and the welfare state demonstrate how spaces designed by centralized authorities are often incongruent with the needs of individuals. This paper considers 1947 Partition refugee resettlement in Delhi as a contrasting example, one that exemplifies the potential effectiveness of government investment in public housing. Delhi’s colonies are unique...
USACE St. Paul District Regulatory (Corps) Commitment to Open and Transparent Communication and Consultation with Tribes (2019)
This is an abstract from the "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A National Perspective on CRM, Research, and Consultation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. St. Paul District Regulatory (Corps) implemented measures to build upon and improve relationships with our Tribal Nations and ensure open and transparent communication. A multi-year effort occurred in stages to assess tribal concerns and needs, and develop and share tools and materials to address...
USACE Tulsa District Wister Lake Site Preservation Project (2024)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In 1975, 41 sites surrounding the USACE Wister Lake, located in Latimer and LeFlore counties in Oklahoma, were designated as part of a National Register Historic District. Unfortunately, due to extreme local looting and fluvial action, less than 21 of these sites are still present today. USACE Tulsa District is beginning a site preservation project...
USAF 1, Fire# Y001: RAF Harrier Jet Crash Site, Fire, and Road Construction (1999)
This report presents the results of a Class III inventory of 26.5 acres of public land in Lincoln County for Royal Air Force (RAF) crashed Harrier jet, subsequent burned area, and proposed access road. The proposed project area is located approximately 6 miles northwest of Rachel, Nevada. No cultural resources were located during this inventory.
USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles: A Study in Technology, Concepts, and Deterrence (1992)
Although generally neglected by historians, USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) have made important contributions to US national security. The paper begins with a brief description of the German V-1, the first true operational GLCM. The balance of the paper traces the lineage of the three tactical, theater-based GLCMs that served with the US Air Force.
USCE Survey Monuments - Benchmarks 1960-1968 (2021)
This document has survey information from benchmarks from 1960 to 1968.
USCS Paddle Steamer Robert J. Walker, 1847-1860: Historical and Archaeological Research, Diver and Fisher Knowledge, and the Remote Sensing Search. (2016)
An East Carolina University graduate PhD researcher utilized historical research methods to narrow down the Robert J. Walker’s general location and its key archaeological features for site identification. Interviews with key local wreck divers and commercial bottom fishermen provided local environmental knowledge of unidentified wrecks and fishing gear snags within the general search area. This information was essential input to the remote sensing search planned and executed on the NOAA...
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting - No Properties Form: Bonita Canyon Prescribed Burn (2000)
USDA Forest Service, Inventory Standards and Accounting - No Properties form in support of a prescribed burn. A linear survey of 3.1 acres was conducted for the construction of fire handlines. The survey falls entirely within the current project area. No sites were located. The firelines were never constructed. New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurrence is also included.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: A Cultural Resources Survey Department of Energy (DOE) Madera and Lurance Canyon 12.47KV Line (1987)
A cultural resources survey was done on 36 acres for a proposed powerline on the Military Withdrawal for Sandia National Laboratories portion of Cibola National Forest. The area had been surveyed in previous years and this survey was done to ensure that known sites would not be damaged. Five areas were identified where caution should be applied in completing this project: The entire underground portion of the powerline should be monitored white being excavated. Area 2 should also be monitored...
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Assessment of Effects of Proposed Safety Hazard Mitigation at Three Historic Mine Sites, Sandia National Laboratory (1997)
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form completed in support of an assessment by the Environmental Restoration Project of Sandia National Laboratories. The project has proposed to seal vertical and horizontal shafts at three historic mine sites in order to mitigate perceived safety hazards. on lands withdrawn from the Sandia Ranger District by the Department of Defense. The three historic mine sites are located on lands withdrawn from the Sandia Ranger District by the...
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Bonito Canyon Handline Survey (1997)
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form (R3-FS-2300-4a) and Cibola National Forest Isolated Occurrence Form completed for the Bonito Canyon Handline Survey project proceeding a prescribed burn. No heritage sites were located in the project area. However, two Isolated Occurrences (IO) were discovered and recorded. Heritage resource clearance is recommended. Includes correspondence from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to the New Mexico State...
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Department of Defense (DOD) Range Complex M-60 Range Expansion, Sandia Ranger District, Cibola National Forest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (1994)
Survey was conducted of an area 57.3 acres in size on Sandia Ranger District, Cibola National Forest for construction for additional facilities at the M-60 Range, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Two separate areas were surveyed. No evidence of cultural resources was found. Cultural Clearance is recommended.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Department of Defense High Energy Research and Technology Facility (HERTF) Powerline and Communication Line (1990)
A project to construct a powerline and communication line to serve the Department of Defense High Energy Research and Technology Facility (HERTF) Site was found to be out of compliance viz, construction having been initiated prior to obtaining Cultural Clearance. A cultural resources survey was done on approximately 15 acres. Two prehistoric sites and one historic site were encountered for which project plans were changed to avoid. Cultural resources clearance is recommended.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Department of Defense Range Complex (M-60 Range Expansion) (1994)
Survey was conducted of an area 57.3 acres in size on Sandia RD, Cibola National Forest for construction of additional facilities at the M-60 Range in SW/4, Sec 29 and the central portion of Sec 32; T9N, R5E, NMPM, Bernalillo Co. NM, (Mount Washington 7 1/2 min Quad.) Two separate areas were surveyed. No evidence of cultural resources was found. Cultural clearance is recommended.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Department of Energy (DOE) Foxholes 11/92 (1992)
A cultural resources survey was done on approximately 6.7 acres on the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest on the Department of Energy (DOE) Withdrawal for a project involving digging fox holes for military maneuvers. The area was part of two previous surveys and nothing was found. This survey also found no cultural remains. No cultural resource will be effected.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: Department of Energy (DOE)/Central Technical Authority (CTA) Live Fire Range Expansion (1991)
The results and recommendations for the live fire range expansion project at Kirtland Air Force Base.
USDA Forest Service Inventory Standards and Accounting Form: High Energy Research and Technology Facility (HERTF) Buried Cable (1993)
A survey was done on 6 acres of the Sandia District of the Cibola National Forest on the Military Withdrawal for a project to install a fiber optic cable. Two Sites were relocated, AR-03-03-05-218 and AR-03-03-05-219 and the project was route~ around them. The Sites will not be impacted by the project. Two isolated finds were located and described: IF-1 and IF-2.